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The Dr. London Podcast

What Your Morning Coffee Does to Your Health (What the Data Shows)

The Dr. London Podcast · Mar 2, 2026 · 21:08

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In today's podcast episode, Dr. Jeremy London, board-certified cardiovascular surgeon, discusses the benefits of regular coffee consumption. He unpacks the difference between DECAF and caffeinated coffee. The proper way to filter your coffee for the most benefit. Finally, the protocol of when to start and stop drinking coffee, how much, and the type.

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Resources

- Impact of coffee intake on human aging: Epidemiology and cellular mechanisms: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39557300/

- Caffeinated Coffee Consumption or Abstinence to Reduce Atrial Fibrillation: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2841253

- Coffee drinking timing and mortality in US adults: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39776171/

- Caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and a dose-response meta-analysis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24459154/

- Wake up and smell the coffee: caffeine supplementation and exercise performance-an umbrella review of 21 published meta-analyses: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30926628/

- The impact of coffee subtypes on incident cardiovascular disease, arrhythmias, and mortality: long-term outcomes from the UK Biobank: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36162818/



Timestamps:

00:00:00 The Health Benefits of Coffee (Caffeine, Antioxidants, & Avoid Diterpenes)

00:04:13 Drinking Black Coffee Has the Maximal Benefits

00:05:01 Coffee Slows Epigenic Aging

00:06:41 Cardiovascular Benefits of Coffee

00:09:55 Regular Coffee Consumption is Linked with Lower Type-2 Diabetes

00:12:01 How Coffee Affects Our Brain (Decrease in Alzheimer's)

00:13:00 Coffee vs. Cancer

00:15:17 Coffee Protocol for Optimal Benefits (When? How Much? Type?)

00:16:20 The History of Coffee

00:19:08 Coffee Does Not Replace Exercise, Sleep, and Proper Nutrition

00:20:37 Thanks for Listening!



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